奥巴马《yes we can》演讲稿中英对照(3)

national unity.

让我们记住，正是从我们这个国家走出来的那个人首次将共和党人的旗帜插上了白宫——共和党是建立在自力更生、个人自由和国家统一价值基础上的伟大政党。

Those are values we all share, and while the Democratic Party has won a great victory tonight, we do so with a measure of humility and determination to heal the divides that have held back our progress. As Lincoln said to a nation far more divided than ours, \are not enemies, but friends...though passion may have strained it must not break our bonds of affection.\And to those Americans whose support I have yet to earn - I may not have won your vote, but I hear your voices, I need your help, and I will be your President too.

就是在民主党赢得伟大胜利的今夜，那些价值也仍然值得我们去分享，考虑到谦虚谨慎才能愈合那些已经阻碍了我们进步的分歧，让我们这样去做吧。林肯曾在我们的国家出现了比今天更大分歧的时候说，“我们不是敌人，而是朋友……尽管激情有时会失去理智，但它挣脱不了爱的锁链。”我要对那些我未能赢得支持的美国人民说——尽管我没能够赢得你们的选票，但我听见了你们的心声，我需要你们的帮助，我同样也是你们的总统。

And to all those watching tonight from beyond our shores, from parliaments and palaces to those who are huddled around radios in

the forgotten corners of our world - our stories are singular, but our destiny is shared, and a new dawn of American leadership is at hand. To those who would tear this world down - we will defeat you. To those who seek peace and security - we support you. And to all those who have wondered if America’s beacon still burns as bright - tonight we proved once more that the true strength of our nation comes not from our the might of our arms or the scale of our wealth, but from the enduring power of our ideals: democracy, liberty, opportunity, and unyielding hope.

我还要对所有远在大洋彼岸关注今夜的人们说，从美国国会和白宫这里对那些远在天涯海角围坐在收音机旁的人们说——尽管我们人生故事各有千秋，却可以分享相同的命运，美国新的黎明已在掌中。我正告那些企图毁灭这个世界的人——我们将击溃你们。我慰告那些追求和平安宁的人们——我们会支持你们。我要告诉那些怀疑美国的灯塔能否继续闪光的人——今夜我们再次证明了我们这个国家真实的力量并不来自于武器的威力和财富的数量，而是来自于我们理想的耐受能力：民主、自由、机遇和永不言败的希望。

For that is the true genius of America - that America can change. Our union can be perfected. And what we have already achieved gives us hope for what we can and must achieve tomorrow.

这就是美国的真正天赋——美国也因此定能实现变革。我们

的合众国是完美的。我们已经取得的成就将会给我以成就明天的希望。

This election had many firsts and many stories that will be told for generations. But one that’s on my mind tonight is about a woman who cast her ballot in Atlanta. She’s a lot like the millions of others who stood in line to make their voice heard in this election except for one thing - Ann Nixon Cooper is 106 years old. She was born just a generation past slavery; a time when there were no cars on the road or planes in the sky; when someone like her couldn’t vote for two reasons - because she was a woman and because of the color of her skin. And tonight, I think about all that she’s seen throughout her century in America - the heartache and the hope; the struggle and the progress; the times we were told that we can’t, and the people who pressed on with that American creed: Yes we can.

这次选举已经出现了许许多多的第一次和许多必将代代相传的故事。然而，今夜在我心中仍然记挂那位在亚特兰大投票的女性。她一定就像数以百万计的其他选民一样排队在这次选举中倾诉心声，而有所不同的是——安•尼克松•库柏今年已经106岁了。她刚好出生在奴隶制其后的时代；那还是一个路上没有汽车、空中没有飞机的时代；在那个时代像她这样的人仍会因为两个原因而不能投票——她是女性以及她的皮肤有颜色。今夜，她所见证的一个世

纪的美国让我想到了很多——有心伤有希望；有斗争有进步；如今时代似乎在告诉我们我们开始不能了，而人民以美国信条敦促我们：我们一定能。

At a time when women’s voices were silenced and their hopes dismissed, she lived to see them stand up and speak out and reach for the ballot. Yes we can.

在女性声音沉默和希望泯灭的时代，她活着看到了妇女崛起、大声说话并且投出自己的那一票。因此，我们一定能。 When there was despair in the dust bowl and depression across the land, she saw a nation conquer fear itself with a New Deal, new jobs and a new sense of common purpose. Yes we can. 当绝望落入深处、萧条遍及大地的时候，她看见我们的国家自身以新政战胜了恐惧，新的工作机会和新的共同计划意识接踵而至。因此，我们一定能。

When the bombs fell on our harbor and tyranny threatened the world, she was there to witness a generation rise to greatness and a democracy was saved. Yes we can.

当炸弹扔进了我们的海港、暴政威胁着整个世界的时候，她就在那里目睹了一个时代兴起而至辉煌，民主得到了拯救。因此，我们一定能。

She was there for the buses in Montgomery, the hoses in Birmingham, a bridge in Selma, and a preacher from Atlanta who

told a people that \es we can.

她就在那里目睹了蒙哥马利的汽车事件，目睹了伯明翰的水龙头事件，目睹了塞尔马的那座桥（胡子注：美国阿拉巴马州中部偏南一城市，位于蒙哥马利市以西。1965年，这里是小马丁• 路德•金领导选举者登记运动的所在地），也目睹了那位来自亚特兰大的牧师告诉人们“我们无往而不胜”。因此，我们一定能。 A man touched down on the moon, a wall came down in Berlin, a world was connected by our own science and imagination. And this year, in this election, she touched her finger to a screen, and cast her vote, because after 106 years in America, through the best of times and the darkest of hours, she knows how America can change. Yes we can.

一个人可以登陆月球表面，一堵墙可以在柏林倒下，一个世界可以因为我们自身的科学和想象能力连接在一起。就在今年，就在这些选举中，她兰指触屏，投下了她的一票，那是因为在见证美国沧桑106年之后，在经历了美好时光和黑暗时刻之后，她仍然知道美国将怎样去实现变革。因此，我们一定能。

America, we have come so far. We have seen so much. But there is so much more to do. So tonight, let us ask ourselves - if our children should live to see the next century; if my daughters should be so lucky to live as long as Ann Nixon Cooper, what change will they see? What progress will we have made?

百度搜索“70edu”或“70教育网”即可找到本站免费阅读全部范文。收藏本站方便下次阅读，70教育网，提供经典综合文库奥巴马《yes we can》演讲稿中英对照(3)在线全文阅读。